Monthly Archives: January 2011
Daily Inspiration: Angel Haze, “Video Phone” MP3
One time for the ladies in Egypt who got pulled off the grid last Friday and can’t speak their text’s and skype’s amidst an internet shutdown “unprecedented in scope and scale.” Angel Haze, the best … read more »
Soulland Films Their American Dream
Soulland‘s Silas Adler delivers his interpretation of the American dream—a foggy, grainy video straight from the REM sleep cycle, with impeccably tailored jackets and a color palette resembling that of our homeland flag. As models … read more »
Vivian Girls, “I Heard You Say” MP3
The pining on this song is rough. Plenty of Vivian Girls songs are unhappy, lots of heartbreak, lots of solitude, but this new one, from their forthcoming album Share The Joy, is bleak like there’s … read more »
Stream Cut Copy’s New Album Zonoscope
In one of those crazy/clever internet 2.whatever promotional deals, Cut Copy are letting you listen to their new record in exchange for a tweet about how you are about to listen to their new record. … read more »
The Tripwire: YOUTH
Last Friday, verb/re/verb curated a YOUTH mixtape of teenage artists covering songs that shaped their childhoods not long past. The first track, by Teenage Reverb, is a wordless Backstreet Boys cover. Their take on “Get … read more »
Stream: The Kills, “Satellite”
The most famous ex-member of Discount and Kate Moss’ boyfriend are back with a new Kills single. “Satellite” is from their new album Blood Pressures, out April 5th. It sounds like they have alternately been … read more »
Com Truise, “Innerfacer” MP3
Not 100% sure how to deal with the name Com Truise. For some reason the first word that comes to mind is “troublesome” and we’re not really sure why that is. But the song—let’s talk … read more »
Live: Lykke Li, “Get Some” + “I Follow Rivers”
There was a week back in December when a Swedish angel/singer named Lykke Li crossed the pond and graced New York with her presence. We saw her twice—once at a sold out show at Le … read more »
Rick Ross Lost A Million Dollars On His Birthday
James Blake’s soon-coming album is a masterpiece of calculation and moderation, the exact opposite of how Rick Ross acted on his birthday in Miami. We’ve thrown jokes about how out-of-control Ross’ allegations of dolphin-robed-Bugatti life … read more »
Around the World with A-Trak: New Years in Australia
Storytime! I went to Australia for a two week tour around the New Year and it was an action-packed adventure. I was thinking of recounting it all in iambic pentameter for dramatic purposes, but I … read more »
